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Jan 13, 2008 · Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming. Share full article. By JONATHAN SHAY, M.D., Ph.D. Jan. 13, 2008.
Nov 25, 2003 · Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming. Paperback – November 25, 2003. In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life.
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- Max Cleland, John McCain, Jonathan Shay
- $14.69
- Scribner
Oct 12, 2022 · With a foreword by Vietnam veteran U.S. Senators John McCain and Max Cleland, representing bipartisan support for what Dr. Shay is trying to accomplish, Odysseus in America is an impassioned and cogent plea to renovate American military institutions -- and a brilliant rereading of Homer's epic Includes bibliographical references ...
In Odysseus in America, Shay uses the Odyssey to explore the issues of the reintegration of combat soldiers into civilian life. Shay is not, nor does he pretend to be, an expert on Homer.
- Jonathan Shay
Nov 25, 2003 · Odysseus' return ended in a bloody, triumphant shoot-'em-up. It is now more than thirty years since the majority of American veterans of the Vietnam War have returned home — physically. Psychologically and socially, however, "many of us aren't home yet," in the words of one combat medic.
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- 11/25/2003
- 9780.7B
- Scribner
Buy Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming Unabridged by Shay, Jonathan, Strathairn, David, McCain, John, Cleland, Senator Max (ISBN: 9781797115610) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to...
